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UK mortgage demand

UK Mortgage Demand Close To Pre-Covid Levels

Mortgage demand spiked and consumer borrowing rose for the first time in five months as the UK came out of the Covid-19 lockdown, the Bank...

Modular Housing Revolution

Could We Be On The Brink Of A Modular House Building Revolution?

News that Birmingham is to build their first council-built modular houses has been warmly welcomed and could point to a solution to the current housing...

Number Of Mortgage Approvals Up By 17.8%

Number Of Mortgage Approvals Up By 17.8%

9 May 2023 – Activity levels of the property market continue to improve, with 52,011 mortgage approvals in March this year. Showing that the market...

Fears Mount For High Street Estate Agents

Fear Mounts For High Street Estate Agents

There is increasing evidence that high street estate agents are facing their biggest challenge yet. Although online estate agents still only count for less than...

House Prices Jump At Start Of 2024 As Buyer Demand Increases

House Prices Jump At Start Of 2024 As Buyer Demand Increases

18 January 2024 – If Rightmove’s recent data is any indication, 2024 is looking to be a promising year for the UK property market. At...

Average Asking Price 2.6% Higher Than In January This Year

Average Asking Price 2.6% Higher Than In January This Year

18 July 2023 – Despite house prices having fallen slightly in July compared to June, the average asking price is still 2.6% higher this month...

New Rules For HMOs

New Rules On HMO Licensing Now In Effect

As of October 1st 2018, new rules are in force regarding licensing for HMO properties. HMOs, or houses in multiple occupation, will now be subject...

UK Still Gripped By A Rent Crisis Despite Slow Down

UK Still Gripped By A Rent Crisis Despite Slow Down

1 May 2024 – Recent data from Rightmove confirms the immediate need for the country to prioritise good-quality rental homes. Figures for the first quarter...

White houses

Savills Upbeat About UK Property Market

Real estate agent Savills has published a report indicating that UK property prices could rise over the period from 2020 to 2024. Research conducted by...

New Instructions Increased By 5.84% From Last Month

New Instructions Increased By 5.84% From Last Month

According to the latest Homemover Pulse by TwentyCi, the stock levels continue to increase steadily, with currently 227,949 residential properties up for sale across the...

Softcat Manchester Office Opening

Softcat opens new Manchester office at Manchester Goods Yard

Softcat has officially opened its new Manchester office in the Goods Yard Building at St John’s, the city’s fast growing creative district....
Rightmove Traffic During World Cup

How The World Cup Affects Property Searches

Selling your home and England playing in the World Cup may seem like two distinctly separate events. Yet, property portal Rightmove noticed something interesting on their...

Estate Agent Branch Closures

Huge Branch Closures Announced By LSL

LSL Property Services has announced a major restructuring that includes a substantial number of branch closures, despite a ‘resilient performance’ during the second half of...

House price falls

UK House Sales Predicted To Fall By 38% In 2020

Global property consultancy, Knight Frank, has updated its short-term forecast for the UK’s property market and predicts a fall in house sales of 38pc for...

Help to buy scheme

Possible Extension Of Help To Buy For First-Time Buyers

The Government is said to be considering extending the Help to Buy scheme to enable more first-time buyers to benefit from an equity loan and...

35% more first-time buyers in 2021

35% More First-Time Buyers In 2021 Compared To Last Year

Even though house prices have seen a 9% increase in 2021, the highest number of first-time buyers since 2002 have made the step onto the...

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